GB Triathlon World Class Performance Programme Triathlon Selection Process 2016-2017

Introduction This document outlines the process agreed between the British Triathlon World Class Performance Programme (WCPP) and UK Sport for the assessment of athlete performances and each individual athlete’s suitability for inclusion on 2016 – 17 WCPP for the Olympic Programme. The objectives of this selection process are to outline: 

The standards of performance required to be considered for WCPP And

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The process for evaluating: o

The appropriate Athlete Performance Award (APA)

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The appropriate level of WCPP support and intervention for each athlete

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The suitability of an athlete to ‘thrive’ on programme.

There is a four stage process and timeline that will be applied to select athletes to the 2016-17 WCPP for Triathlon: 1. Athlete Eligibility 2. Achievement of a Minimum Performance Standard 3. Evaluation of the Athlete’s Suitability for Inclusion onto WCPP 4. Selection and Confirmation. This process will be overseen by the WCPP Nomination Committee (Olympic). The Nomination Committee members are: 

Brendan Purcell (Performance Director)

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Ben Bright (Head Coach – Olympic)

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Dan Salcedo (Performance Pathway – Olympic)

2016 – 2017 Selection Process 1. Athlete Eligibility: To be eligible for support from the British Triathlon World Class Performance Programme and a UK Sport Athlete Performance Award (APA), athletes must: 

Be eligible to compete for Great Britain at the Olympic Games and must therefore satisfy the eligibility requirements of the IOC, the BOA and the ITU

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Hold a current British passport

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Be a member of Triathlon England, Welsh Triathlon or Triathlon Scotland

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Not be serving a ban from competition as a result of being found guilty of a doping offence or other breach of ethical conduct, nor be in receipt of a lifetime funding ban from UK Sport

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Sign the British Triathlon Federation Athlete Agreement.

2. Minimum Performance Standard: If an athlete is eligible for selection to the WCPP then their international results will be assessed against the Podium and Podium Potential matrix by the Nomination Committee.

These performance standards have been designed to reflect the progression most athletes will make yearly as they progress from junior through to senior competition. This will result in an athlete potentially progressing through the banding in a linear fashion and will prevent athletes from being promoted to quickly. The consequence of a quick ‘promotion’ can often lead to an athlete not maintaining the same banding for the following year or not progressing to the next banding for several years. The following outlines the timelines and communication process in relation to the Minimum Performance Standards: 

Results from all events up to and including the weekend of 24/25 September will be considered against the minimum standards.

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A list of the athletes who have met the Minimum Performance Standard during 2016 will be published by 1 October on the Performance tab of the British Triathlon website.

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All non-programme athletes who have met the Minimum Performance Standard will be contacted by 31 October to organise the next steps and how they can contribute to the process set out in stage three.

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The WCPP Triathlon Minimum Performance Standards 2016 - 2017 can be found on the BTF website.

3. Evaluation of an Athlete’s Suitability for Inclusion onto WCPP If an athlete achieves a minimum performance standard the WCPP will implement the steps outlined below to ensure the following: 

The athlete is at an appropriate developmental stage to benefit from inclusion on programme.

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The athlete will contribute positively to the performance and environment of the WCPP.

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The WCPP is the best placed ‘resource’ to support the athlete’s performance development.

Senior Athletes: For senior athletes the Nomination Committee will consider a wide range of performance factors including (but not limited to) those listed below. Some of these performance factors will be completed by the WCPP and others will require the athlete and their coaches input. At the completion of the process all the evaluation will be shared with the athlete. 

Evaluate the athlete’s performance(s) being considered for inclusion on WCPP using a ‘quality of field’ (QOF) to determine whether the performance was indicative of future performance delivery and was of a high international standard to be valid for nomination to UKS: o

For WTS and World Cups the Triathlon ELO Model will be used to evaluate QOF

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For Continental Cups the Nomination Committee will determine the known competition level and performance of other athletes in the field through their expertise

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Evaluate the athlete’s ‘window’ or time frame for potential future performance progression to podium using the Triathlon ELO ‘Performance Funnel’

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Evaluate how an athlete’s performances align with the What it takes to Win Model (WITTW) to indicate future performance gains required to achieve medal performances in benchmark events

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Evaluate an athlete’s ability to ‘add value’ to either the

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WCPP Daily Training Environment (DTE) OR

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Competition Environment

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Evaluate the athlete’s understanding of how the WCPP can enhance their current performance delivery and therefore be able to identify the benefits of programme inclusion

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Evaluate the athlete’s understanding and their demonstration of performance behaviours identified by the WCPP as essential to become a world class triathlete; essentially this means athletes who aspire to be leaders, are fascinated with their process and dogged in the pursuit of excellence. These behaviours include (but are not limited to): o

Engagement

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Commitment

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Ownership

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Resilience

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Perseverance

Junior Athletes: For junior athletes the Nomination Committee will consider a wide range of performance factors including (but not limited to) those listed below. Some of these factors will be completed by the WCPP and others will require the athlete and their coaches input. At the completion of the process all the evaluation will be shared and discussed with the athlete and their coach. 

Evaluate the athlete’s performance(s) being considered for inclusion on WCPP using a ‘quality of field’ (QOF) to determine whether the performance was indicative of future performance delivery and was of a high international standard to be valid for nomination to UKS

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Evaluate the ‘gap’ to podium, as well as future performance potential, by using the WCPP Junior Benchmarking Data

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Evaluate an athlete’s ability to ‘add value’ to the following environments o

Home Nation and British Training Camps AND

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Competition Environment

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Evaluate the athlete’s understanding of how the WCPP can enhance their current performance delivery and therefore be able to identify the benefits of programme inclusion.

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Evaluate the athlete’s understanding and their demonstration of performance behaviours identified by the WCPP as essential to become a world class triathlete; essentially this means athletes who aspire to be leaders, are fascinated with their process and dogged in the pursuit of excellence. These behaviours include (but are not limited to): o

Engagement

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Commitment

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Ownership

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Resilience

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Perseverance

4. Selection and Confirmation On completion of the three stages outlined above the Nomination Committee will select the athletes to be nominated to UK Sport. This nomination will take into consideration the athlete’s achievement of the minimum performance standards and evidence of future performance delivery and/or progression presented during the process. To finalise the process, the Nomination Committee will complete the following steps 

The PD will present the athletes selected for UKS nomination to the British Triathlon CEO for review and to confirm the Nomination Committee followed the process outlined in this document

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Athletes will then be nominated to UK Sport for inclusion onto the Triathlon WCPP

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UK Sport will then confirm with the PD the number of athlete positions available and agree with the PD the final athletes included on the WCPP

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The 2016 -17 WCPP Triathlon will be announced by 16 December 2016

Senior athletes that met the minimum performance standards that have not been selected can request a meeting to discuss in further detail the areas for performance progression in 2017. Junior athletes that have met minimum performance standards that have not been selected will be contacted by the PPM to arrange a meeting with them and their coach to discuss reasons for nonselection and areas for performance progression in 2017. Athletes have the right to appeal selection decisions through British Triathlon’s Selection Review Process. A copy of the policy outlining this process is available on the BTF website. http://www.britishtriathlon.org/about/page.php?article=&category=/about/&folder=policydocume nts/